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Courcelles-lès-Lens
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Lens Canton Leforest Intercommunality Hénin-Courcelles-lès-Lens Mayor Ernest Vendeville
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 20–45 m (66–148 ft)
(avg. 29 m/95 ft)Land area1 5.56 km2 (2.15 sq mi) Population2 6,144 (2005) - Density 1,105 /km2 (2,860 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 62249/ 62970 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 50°25′07″N 3°01′08″E / 50.4186111111°N 3.01888888889°E
Courcelles-lès-Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
An ex-coalmining commune, now a light industrial and farming town, situated some 10 miles (16.1 km) east of Lens, on the D160 road, sandwiched by the N43 and the A21 autoroute. The canalized Deule river forms the north-eastern border of the commune.
Population
Historical population of Courcelles-lès-Lens 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2005 5582 5965 5874 5855 6343 6119 6144 From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. Places of interest
- The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was much of the town, after the First World War.
See also
References
External links
- Website about the town (French)
- Courcelles-lès-Lens on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais geography stubs
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